Singer, songwriter, writer, director On the stage of “Qu’Allah bénisse la France” © FC Rapper and poet Abd Al Malik grew up in a housing project in Strasbourg (Neuhof). In 1998, he founded the rap group N.A.P. (New African Poets) with his brother, the composer Bilal. After the success of his first book Qu’Allah bénisse la France! in 2004 and his second […]
Director, writer Remember 1997? Born in Paris in 1948, Christian Rouaud began his career as a literature professor, then was in charge of audiovisual training at the Académie de Créteil. During this period, he directed films for the school system and participated in several social and cultural projects, including a closed-circuit television system at the Fresnes prison and the creation of the […]
Filmmaker, video artist, scriptwriter, producer Lois Patiño in 2014 on the stage of the Maison de la culture in Clermont-Ferrand Lois Patiño was born in Vigo (Spain) in 1983. He combined his Psychology studies in the Complutense University of Madrid with cinema studies at TAI School. He followed his cinema education at NYFA, in New York and with the Master in Documentary […]
Born in 1967 in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province in central China, Wang Bing studied photography at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in 1992, then film at the Beijing Film Academy from 1995. He began his career as an independent filmmaker in 1999 by filming the lives of factory workers in a neighborhood about to be destroyed by orders of […]
“10 moments” by Wenhua Shi (China, USA – 2011) Black earth, vast sky. A supernatural atmosphere and a sense of “forbidden files”. A man walks, a camera moves forward. He treads heavily, short of breath. Hindered by the ground’s roughness, the rustling of a wind without oxygen. Under a sun and icy air, there are white bones, pieces of skulls and other […]
Enjoy a dip in the pool and a fun program of short films as our Dive-In Movie Night returns. This year, festival goers can choose from 2 screenings: a first show for families at 19h30, meant especially for children. A second show, Special Canal+, with a carte blanche to the L’Oeil de Links programme, starts at 21h30. So there’s two extra good […]
© Sara Ross-Samko Fredo Viola was born in London, England. Several years later he moved to the United States where he was raised studying music and film making. Fredo graduated from NYU Tisch Film School with a Consistent Excellence in Film Making honor. In 2009, Fredo released his first album, The Turn, which garnered much critical success and a Prix Constantin nomination, […]
How to explain the passion for cycling, this desire for freedom, this need to go out regardless of the weather, to always extend the end of one’s road? “I Bike” by Martin Amiot and Philippe Bellemare (Canada, Québec – 2013) “It could be summed up in just three or four words: to delay the moment of sunset. Must we explain, justify, get lost in […]
“M.O.” by Jakub Kouril (Czech Republic – 2012) To fittingly celebrate our 30th anniversary, the Brest European Short Film Festival offers you an exceptional program in the image of its annual festival: from the Czech Republic to Norway via Ireland and Hungary, a subtle mixture of hope, feelings, occasional nostalgia, but always lots of vitality! A European tour of the practices and tricks that […]
You know by now the name of the illustrator who has the daunting task of succeeding Blexbolex and creating the official 2016 festival poster. “Pour en finir avec le cinéma”, Dargaud, 2011 Born in Strasbourg in 1967, Christian Hincker, aka Blutch, is known for his drawings that have graced the columns of Libération, the New Yorker and the Inrockuptibles, but he is […]